TOP TOOLS 2009
Sony Vegas Pro

The Vegas Pro collection combines Vegas Pro 8, DVD Architect Pro 4.5, and Dolby^® Digital AC-3 encoding software to offer an integrated environment for all phases of professional video, audio, DVD, and broadcast production. These tools let you edit and process DV, AVCHD, HDV, SD/HD-SDI, and all XDCAM™ formats in real time, fine-tune audio with precision, and author surround sound, dual-layer DVDs.
 

Website	Sony Vegas Pro
Cost	Commercial
Free trial	Yes
Platform	Windows
2007 ranking	-
2008 ranking	131=

Comments from those who selected Sony Vegas Pro as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2009

• Easier to use than Premiere, more powerful than MovieMaker; Vegas is my post-production "weapon of choice" for 90% of the video elements that appears in courseware developed in my organisation. Whether you're just "topping and tailing" a piece of video or creating the elements for a sophisticated soft skills course, Vegas is a must. Michael Hanley

Comments from those who selected Sony Vegas Pro as one of their Top 10 Tools in 2008

• "While iMovie and MovieMaker2 are pretty good, Sony Vegas is a good choice among all the middle-level video authoring tools, to produce eLearning video content. It is intuitive, not too expensive, and powerful (to a pre-After-Effects point) ;) We use Vegas to edit and produce interviews, presentations and scenarios."  Seaghan Moriarty
• "Easier to use than Premiere, more powerful than MovieMaker; Vegas is my post-production "weapon of choice" for 90% of the video elements that appears in courseware developed in my organisation. Whether you're just "topping and tailing" a piece of video or creating the elements for a sophisticated soft skills course, Vegas is a must."  Michael Hanley

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